St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-02
A RTIcLEs OF INcoRpoRArIoN-Be it

A RTICLES OF UNDERGRADUATE it
II known, that the undersigned, for the
purpose Of becoming incorporated under and
IN accordance with the provisions of title
two 90 of chapter thirty-four (34) of the
revised general statutes of the State of Min
nesota, relating to lcorporations and the sew
eral acts of the legislature amendatory
thereof, do hereby associate according to the
provisions of said law, and adopt the follow
ing articles of Incorporation:
Article 1.-The name Of said incorporation
shall be the Weinhaus Telephone company.
The general nature of its business shall be TO
manufacture purchase and sale of the Vein
haus Mechanical telephone (patented Jan.
a, 1879 contracting for its manufacture
and sale and such merchandise pertaining
thereto. The principal place Tor transacting
the business of said corporation shall be in
the City Of St. Cloud, in the State Of Min
nesota.
Art 1.-THE time of commencement of
said corporation shall be the 3Oth day of
May, A. b. 1887, and the period of its con-
dnuance shall be seventeen 90 years.
Art. lII-The amount of the capital stock
of said corporation shall be twenty-five thou
sand lS25, 000 dollars, and to be paid. in,
i'll such inStallments as may be directed by
the Board of Directors.
Art. IV-The highest amount of indebted
ness or liability to which said Corporation
shall at any time be subject shall not ex-
coed five thousand t$5 1000 dollars.
Art. V-The names and places of residence
of the persons forming such corporation are
Theodore ii. Weinhaus, William l.. Rosen-
berger, William z. Remer, James II. Bennett,
DR., and Peter Goetten, all residents OF the
City of st. Cloud, Minnesota.
Art. VI-The names of the first Board of
Directors are as follows: Theodore II. Vein
haus, William l.. Rosenberger, William p.
Remer, James X. Bennett, Jr., and Peter
Goetten; such Board of Directors shall hold
their offices until the next annual election of
officers and until their successors are duly
elected. The officers of such corporation
shall be a president, vice president, secre-
tary, treasurer and such other officers, man.
ayers and agents as may be appointed by the
Board of Directors or provided for by the
bylaws of the corporation. Until the next
annual election, the following shall be the
officers of the corporations: Theodore III.
Weinhaus shall be president, James r. Ben
nett shall be vice president, William p.
Remer shall be secretary and William l..
Rosenberger shall be treasurer, all of whom
shall hold their respective Offices until the
next annual election of the officers by the
Directors, and until their successors are duly
elected and qualified.
The government of this corporation and the
management of its affairs shall be vested
in a board of five ~ Directors, who shall be
elected for the term of one year by the
stockholders at their annual meeting, to be
held each year on the first Tuesday of May,
at the Office of the corporation, in the said
city of ST. Cloud, pursuant TO notice given by
the Secretary, and the Directors shall, imme-
diately after their election III each year, pro-
coed to elect the officers OF the corporation.
Art VII-The number of shares in the CAPT
tai stock of said corporation shall be five
hundred 500 of the amount and value of
fifty $50 dollars each, and each share shall
be entitled to one vote at any meeting of the
stockholders, and may be represented by the
holder in person, or by his proxy under writ
ten appointment.
Art VIII-The Board of Directors shall have
power and authority to adopt any bylaws for
the government of said corporation not in
consistent herewith.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto
set our hands and our seals this 18th day of
May. 1897 at the city Of st. Cloud Mime
sofa.
THEODORE II. WEINHAUS, [Seal I
WILLIAM l.. ROSENBERGER, GSeal. |
WILLIAM p. REMER, [Seal. |
JAMES r. BENNETT, JR., Seal |
PETER GOETTEN, lSeal. |
All signed and sealed i'll the presence Of
PETER SCHAFER,
ii. G. WISE.